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flames rip through a large house in washington tonight. neighbors a mile away engulfed in smoke. several streets have been shut down. good evening. i'm jim vance. doenre htig fserle ire cinha rgeidodoahain bridge road in northwest. about from american from ameri. news l .eaiered rn ws 4 learned a house on fire a belongs to the family of former d.c. school board president, craig melvin is on the scene with more. craig? >> jim, good evening to you. left the house, 15, 20 minutes. flames shooting from the roof. smoke thick in the air. want to bring in d.c. fire chief, let's get the latest. you have 150 fire fighters. >> we do. second alarm. hot, humid. fire fighters are working extremely hard. at this point they have the fire pretty well contained. but still working to develop an appropriate water supply to be able to complely ex-teng witing

this fire. >> total loss? >> looks like a total loss. >> it's early. >> we have our task force on location. fire investigation. lead agency being our fire department. along with metropolitan police, alcohol, tobao, firearms. and explosives. a week worth of investigation here. before we come up with a hard core determination. as the members began rushing up to the second floor with the hose line. water supply went dim. had to back out. overwhelmed by the fire. and we called an exterior attack. we do not believe any one is in the home. there are four residents. we have been able to speak to all four. >> stand by, chief. just mentioned the neighbors. i spoke with one of the neighbors. in fact. right next door. watching it burn since 8:00. peter gillman. let's listen to what he had to say. >> i am just devastated.

peggy, and -- huge art collector. priceless collection of art in the house. absolutely gone. we were able to rescue the dogs, we have the dogs here. and really sad. >> called the fire department. they were here, within about 10 minutes. and, one thing about the house, connected. it took at least a half-hour for them to get any water pressure at all into the hoses. and by then, there was a huge concentration. and then, minimal water pressure. we had water pressure problems on the streets. months and months. in fact yesterday we had no water at all. >> back live here. chief reuben, we just heard there, we just heard there from the neighbor who mentioned it appeared that fire fighters had a difficult time with water pressure. any rinse to that?

>> we did have a difficult time. the hose streams weren't developed enough. not getting enough supply. one fire hydrant we are sure was out of service. we were aware it had been tested. we knew it was out of service. the other hydrants weren't able to develop enough pressure. exactly why we were not sure. we asked a supervisor to come out. certain they will be checking into it. hoping by tomorrow, next day there will be details as to what happened with the water supply issues. >> chief, thank you so much. as you mentioned, as the neighbor mentioned. and peggy cooper, one of d.c.'s best known community activists. she, of course, started duke ellington high school for performing arts. president of d.c. schools, back around 2000, synonymous with philanthropy. collector of art. in fact the collection said to be so impressive it was featured in "o" magazine last month. chief reuben told us a short time ago. it appears at this point as if

her home and art collection may all be lost tonight. the investigation will continue tomorrow. but for now, craig melvin, news 4. jim, back to you guys. >> storms rumbling all over the place this afternoon. things are clearing up now. we are told it will be really hot tomorrow, huh, bob? >> matter of fact we have some showers around. and one or two, lightning flashes. no reported sightings. right now we have showers moving through montgomery, and the bigger view of things. the last of the showers for today. and even, with today we had .05. we were still the fourth driest july we have ever had here in washington. tomorrow, back into the 90s. i'll tell you all about that. could be more showers before we end up july >>ug thto o. the lice inpo andlearrixaa looking into a s piciou e eath th the a man found in a car on anor road before 7:00 this evening. investigators say a woman flagged down an officer and directed him to that car.

inside they found a man with what police say was -- trauma to the upper body. police have not identified the victim nor has anybody been arrested yet. somebody is targeting restaurant workers in maryland. laigstwoht nro tsth be wererst k tofd brothers was killene .la thg s itne i. it is the secon ainttack a s,ea oavtleg estan i tha area. jackie benson spoke with the victim's family. family members say he always had a smile on his face. despite being thousands of miles away from his wife and young daughter. despite long days in a restaurant kitchen to make money to send home. investigators say the victim was walking home, 10:30 p.m., after a day of work. went in with his brother. 33-year-old, who also works at

the restaurant. he was once a police officer in el salvador. >> in spanish he describes how the suspects ambushed the two as they walked along the lane, a few feet from the safety of home. one of the suspects placed a pistol to his head while the other pulled a knife on his brother. the robbers demanded money and cell phones. there was a struggle. his brother watched in horror as he was fatally stabbed in the abdomen. police say there was a similar robbery on the same quiet block long residential street july 17th, two men also employees who lived in the same house as the gutierrez brothers were robbed. one had a stinging substance sprayed in his face. outrage over the crime is so strong, that charles county sheriff, rex coffee has ordered an additional $5,000 added to the existing $1,000 crime solvers reward. in waldorf, jackie benson, news 4. pregnant women among the

first in line for swine flu vaccine. today, a government panel came out with recommendations on who should be given priority for the vaccines in the fall. also on that list, health care workers, infants, their care-giver adults with high risk medical conditions and young adults age 19-24. schools in montgomery county decided to provide swine flu and seasonal flu vaccines to allan students. there are more than 137,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade in the county. school officials will disperse the seasonal flu shot after school begins then give out the swine flu vaccine when available likely to be in october or november. the shots will be offered for free, but they will not be mandatory. we are now just a few hours away from the training camp opening. there are big questions and big hopes for the team this year. as there are every year. and more on this now, dan? >> we're curious to see if the

team is going to produce this year. year number two of the jim zorn era. the head coach addressed the media today. the first question out of the gate about a quarterback. not his quarterback, but michael vick. former falcons qb not cupping to wato -- coming to washington any time soon. spent a good portion of the month talking about campbell. today, zorn put an end to any speculation that vick would be wearing the burgundy and gold. i want to wish the west for him. i was just say it won't be with us. at least at this juncture won't beep with us. .

>> still no word on where vick will land. jim zorn more concerned about the arrival of the first round draft pick. and right now, he has not signed or reported to camp. coming up in sports. we'll tell you what inspired 450-pound mike williams to lose weight and resurrect his nfl career. >> 100 pounds of weight. >> a lot of weight. >> incredible. >> amazing. >> new revelations from federal investigators about the deadly metro crash. equipment on the red line tracks where it happened. and

>> a mother in the district gud ty of killing her four das.uger htgu benita jax, after two days, a jue shdgd lee sd guilty on four counts of felony murder, three counts of first degree murder and four counts of cruelty to children. the bodies of the four girls

were discovered in january of 2008, while authorities were carrying out an eviction at the family's house in southeast washington. investigators believe those children had been dead for seven months. prosecutors say in this case, there are no winners. >> this is very sad. nobody comes out of this house happy. you can't bring these kids back. and you can't undo what the last moments of eithr, the last mo thsf oir s.fveli >> benita jax's defense attorney said he will pursue an appeal. the national transportation safety board released some new findings about that deadly metro crash last month. but investigators say they still don't know why a control circuit lost track on the train that was stopped on the tracks. investigators say, adjustments were made to the track circuit just days before the accident. although not clear what impact that had on the track. on the crash that is. also in today'sve ntsb report, learned the electrical

components in the area where the crash occurred are original pieces of equipment, dating back to the mid 70s. that federal investigaon continues. style to come -- the woman who called 911 setting off the arrest of a harvard professor at his own house is speaking out. she denies claims she is racist and fending off public criticism. the best beaches for swimming. some big differences from one statto the next. bob has our forecast coming up.s

the woman whose 911 call sparked the arrest of the harvard professor, stepped forward to defend herself. lucia whalen says she was incorrectly quoted in the police report from the incident. the arresting officer, sergeant james crowley said in his report

he observed what appeared to be two black males on the porch. whalen denies she ever used race to describe the men she saw outside henry gates' house and the 911 call bears her out on what. en salsayhe hass nce the incide. rethsis tehe incident. tomorrow, gates and crowley will join president obama for a beer at the white house. new report is out listi bes.bestisaches. he ac wadela delaware, took the top for water quality. virginia third. spot.ineivsp oti new jersey was number 10. it was awfully bumpy, stormy, out there today. depending on where you were. some areas got it worse than others. and tomorrow -- we're told it is a whole another different issue, right? >> the heat is back. summertime. >> almost august. outside right now. it is hazy, warm, humid night. we have had here in washington.

and some of the suburbs, a few drops. outside, our current temperature right now here in washington is 76 degrees. rainfall, less than an inch still here in washington. heard from one of our good weather watchers, peg richardson, and also jan shriver in the northern neck, they had four to five inches of rain in the last three days. look at the temperatures. where is the heat? seattle. 103 degrees. vancouver, washington. 107. portland, oregon, again today, 106 degrees. friend in alaska, juno, alaska, a record 82. not 100. 82 degrees in juno, alaska today. look at bismarck, now, chicago. that's where it is cool. some times tse extremes. that is we are going through changing climates. some times, many scientists think extremes do get more extreme. that is cool, unusually cool and

unusually hot. there is the jet pattern. allowed the humidity to be in on us. there are those lingering showers. still maybe one or two rumbles of thunder. there you can see what was left in the future scan. for any showers south of fredericksburg. charles, saint mary's county may hear the rumble of thunder. a little batch coming through. a spot down south of fredericksburg. up into baltimore. that is moving off. still a few lingering showers. look at hollywood, maryland. over an inch of rain. almost an inch of rain in hollywood. wind, 25 miles an hour. saint mary's county, boy, in charles calvert, calling again today. those are the areas that were under tornado warning. good news. no reports of any tornadoes or damn j. ov -- damage. tonight, the showers move off. we'll be back into the heat.

and still seeing the humidity in on us. and go through tomorrow. and friday, a weak weather front coming our way. that could trigger showers and thundershowers by friday afternoon. temperatures tomorrow, they're back. into the 90s. so, for the remainder of the -- the evening. and for the remainder of the night. still a few lingering showers, thundershowers, can't rule out some rumbles. folks in charles county. southern maryland. saint mary's county. calvert county. tomorrow morning. we'll begin to get a westerly wind. hot, humid. high, tomorrow afternoon. i think possibly some spots may get up to 94, 95 degrees. uv index mighty high. taking the youngsters out to the pool lather up the sun block. and a slight risk. slight risk of a thundershower. but i think more than likely we'll be seeing a batch by friday afternoon. the weekend looks fine. not quite as humid saturday. temperatures in the mid 80s. average high, 88 degrees. just a few days. average high down to 87 degrees.

late sunday. maybe some more of the august, my goodness, august here already. thunderstorms. into next week. into the 80s. >> yeah, time flies when you are having fun. right. >> you bet. coming up. opening of an historic school in the district. ponies going for a swim in one of the area's favorite traditions. and in sports, the motivation that helped a lineman lose 100 pounds.

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bunch. it was looking great. >> then? >> then we realize, the nationals. and they aren't going to win five in a row. not tonight. the brewers first pinch hit home run. keeps the nationals from their first five game winning streak. milwaukee rallies from a deficit down the nationals 7-5. we pick it up top of the first inning. nick johnson at the plate. playing well lately. singles to center. josh willingham comes around to score. johnson batting .295 on the season. on the trading block. trading deadline coming up. nationals up 1-0, sixth inning. nationals leading 4-3. zimmerman up the gut as well. christian guzman comes around to score. nationals take a 5-3 lead. fast forward top of the sixth. tyler clifford pitching for the nationals. he did not pitch well. casey mcgee takes it to deep left center field. and that is gonzo, a two-run

home run. that's the difference. bernie brewer down the slide. the brewers take thelead. go on and snap the nationals winning streak, 7-5, the final. nationals and the brewers. os/royals. bottom of the first. adam jones, the dish. adam is having a phenomenal year. launches one to left center field. and that is out of the park. his 17th home run of the season. and the os take the lead. 7th inning. game tied at 3. lines one few right center field. two runs coming in to score. three rbi in the ninth. os go on to win. 7-3. all right. folks. you know what i am talking about. training camp starts tomorrow for the redskins. players reported today. well everybody reported except for the first round draft. defensive end, unsigned. his agent and redskins try to hammer out a deal. signing is very slow. all the way around the league.

only five of 32 first round picks have signed. former first rounder hoping to resurrect his career with the skins. he started by losing over 100 pounds. offensive tackle. mike williams used to weigh 450. after losing 40. the redskins signed him to free agent deal. williams, fourth overall pick by the bills, just a few years ago in 2002, now weighs in at 342 pounds. after working out with teammates in arizona recently. williams ready to bring home the bacon or shed the bacon. what do you think coach zorn? >> i will let him describe how he described it to me. he was talking about what a pound of bacon looked like. and that he lost a lot of, a lot of bacon. >> my agent told me that, said a pound of, packet of bacon is about a pound. visualize, you know, when you are losing, that's what you are

losing. because it is generally all fat. so, if you are doing it right. so that's, that was interesting. i've went to look at a pound of bacon. i was like jeez. this is not exactly good on your body. so, that was probably my motivation. other thing in there. it was a good visual. >> mike williams, derek dockery, stephon higher, 4/5. all out in arizona working together. they all lost weight. all in some of the best shape of their lives. >> lean and mean. >> right. >> coming up. a guy breaking a record that you dent know was a record. but you will see for yourself. (announcer) the official $5

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after years of work at an elementary school in the district, it is ready to reopen. >> o, two, three! >> yea! >> the mayor presided over a ribbon cutting facility in adams morgan. the school building modernized and expanded using energy efficient design. hd cook was built 100 years ago. the city spent $35 million on the renovation. tens of thousand lined the shoreline at the island on the eastern shore today to watch the 84th annual pony swim. dozens of ponies swam across the channel from the island to virginia this morning. the swim only took a few minutes. tomorrow as many as 80 of the ponies will be auctioned off. proceed given to local volunteer

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